Legend, Layer Cake, and Croupier are must-see British crime and gangster films that weren't directed by the iconic Guy Ritchie.
No one would suggest that Guy Ritchie has a patent on making British gangster movies, by any means, but the phrase "British gangster movie" is likely to make many think first about Ritchie's distinct crime movies. He broke out in the late 1990s and early 2000s with gritty and darkly funny crime movies like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch , and more recent years have seen him make comparable films like RocknRolla and The Gentlemen .
9 'Dead Man's Shoes' Those who prefer their gangster movies not too miserable might want to stay away from Dead Man's Shoes, because this one is particularly grisly and even upsetting. It's about a soldier who returns home to his small country town, and upon finding out that his younger brother has been harassed and abused in his absence, he takes it upon himself to enact violent vengeance on the wrongdoers.
The plot here focuses on a retired safecracker enjoying his post-crime life, only to find things take a turn for the worse when an associate shows up with a job for him, and requests that he come out of retirement. From there, things get chaotic, violent, and darkly humorous, with a wonderfully unpredictable narrative and great performances from Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, and Ian McShane.
It follows a gangster on the run from the mob, with him hiding out in the strange home of a particularly troubled rock star, played by Jagger . From there, things get very psychedelic, uncomfortable, and oftentimes downright confusing. It's a real trip of a movie, feeling distinctly of the late 1960s... fitting, considering it was shot in 1968 and released in 1970.
4 'Layer Cake' A couple of years before becoming a household name thanks to playing 007, Daniel Craig had a starring role in the memorable and fast-paced crime movie that was Layer Cake. He plays an unnamed gangster who ends up in over his head after a drug deal goes wrong, leading him to fight for his life against various high-ranking criminals who all feel wronged and are after him.
2 'Croupier' Directed by Mike Hodges, who was also behind 1971's Get Carter, Croupier is an underrated crime/thriller movie set largely in and around a casino. It harkens back to the film noir genre with its narrative and style, telling the story of a young man working at a casino while aspiring to be an author, eventually getting involved in a risky robbery plan.
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